Mark MacCarthy

Mark MacCarthy advises member companies and directs public policy initiatives in technology policy, information privacy, trade, Internet governance, intellectual property and educational technology. He is also an adjunct faculty member in the Communication, Culture & Technology Program at Georgetown University where teaches courses and conducts research in information privacy, AI and the future of work, global Internet freedom, algorithmic fairness and the development of electronic media. He also teaches courses in philosophy & privacy and philosophy & free speech and AI and Ethics in the Philosophy Department. He is an Affiliate of the Center for Business and Public Policy at Georgetown’s McDonough School of Business. He has been a consultant on technology policy issues for the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development and for the Aspen Institute. His previous public policy experience includes senior positions with Visa, Inc., the Wexler|Walker Group, Capital Cities/ABC and the Energy and Commerce Committee of the U.S. House of Representatives. He holds a Ph.D in philosophy from Indiana University and an MA in economics from the University of Notre Dame.